Fourchette.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l HIPPOLYTE 'TEXIER, OF WA'ICHUNG, NEW JERSEY. FOURCHETTE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed may 5. 1906; Serial No. 269,009.

PatentedI March 20, 19.06.

' To all whom it may concern."

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My invention relates to improvements in fourchettes for gloves, and more particularly to a fourche'tte made of a single iece of material, so. that it may be used wit out quirks, gussets, or seams between the fingers at their ases and without the necessity of tongucsor projecting portions upon the body or any part of the glove. I

The object of my invention is toprovide a fourchette of this character which will eliminate the strain upon the seams and materially prolong the life of the glove, give greater ease and comfort to the wearer, and simplify and reduce the cost of manufacture.

In the accompanyin drawin s, Figure 1 is a perspective view a finis ed glove. in which my improved fourchette is'used, two

of the fingers of the glove being spread apart to more clearly illustrate the application of the invention; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of my one-piece fourchette. v

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes a glove of the usual construction in which The fourchette 2 consists of a single piece of- -material stamped or cut to form two similar members 5 and 6, an'outwardly-p'ro'ecting V- shaped tongue 7, and a notch 8. T e new and essential feature of this oneiecefour chette is that thespace indicated the letters a b and c d and the notch 8 e iminates the use of seams, gussets, quirks, pieces, or

lips in the placing of my one-piece fourchette in gloves of any materialthat is to say, the space a b between the sides of the to urchetteis relatively broad, and the tongue17 has the space 0 d between the notch 8 and the point relatively deep and equal to the distance between the back and palm of the glove between and at-the bases of the fingers, andthus provide material integral with the fourchette to entirely fill the space between the my improved fourchette 2 is used.

my hand presence of the bases of the fingers, and hence enable me backand palm of the glove at and between to dispense with the use of a quirk or gusset,

and thereb greatly reduce. the cost of manufacturing the glove and improve the a pearance thereof. The notch 8 is roun ed to eliminate'an angle or sharp out between the members of the fourchette where they unite,

t at point, hence greatly increasing the durability of the glove.

. The construction and application of my improved fourchette will be "readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with t e accompanying drawngg hile I have shown and described the referred form of my invention, it will be un erstood that variousjchanges in the shape and proportions may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing any '80 I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I The herein-described fourchette made of a single iece fashioned to form two similar paralle members and a point uniting them, and a rounded notch between said members and said point, the length of the latter between said notch and 1ts outer end being equal to that of the space between the bac and palm of the glove at thebases of the fingers, and, hence, providing material integral with the foul-chette to dis ense with the use of a quirk or increase the ength of the seam at the angle between the bases of the fingers at the palm, to avoid straining of theseam when the fingers are open.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set two subscribing witnesses, a

a HIPPOLYTE TEXIER. Witnesses:' WM. MoD. OoRIELL, Jr., -WILLrAM CopINq'roN.

sset, the said notch serv'ng to- 

